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CSO statistical release, , 11am

Statistics of Port Traffic

2014

Category of goods20132014change
 '000 tonnes
   
Liquid bulk11,54111,345-1.7%
Dry bulk15,94815,120-5.2%
Lift-on/lift-off6,2046,6467.1%
Roll-on/roll-off12,14513,1047.9%
Break bulk & other goods8831,26142.8%
    
Total46,72247,4761.6%
    

Increase of 1.6% in goods handled by Irish Ports in 2014

Figure 1 SPT - Cargo handled
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Irish ports handled 47.5 million tonnes of goods in 2014, a rise of 754,000 tonnes (+1.6%) when compared to 2013. Goods forwarded rose  by 20.1% to 18.4 million tonnes in 2014, while goods received decreased by 7.4% to 29.1 million tonnes over the same period. See Table 5.

Dry bulk fell by 5.2% in 2014 while break bulk and all other goods recorded the largest percentage increase of 42.8%. See Table 5 and graph.

 The annual analysis also shows that:

  • The number of vessels arriving annually in Irish ports increased by 2.2% to 12,204 in 2014, and the total gross tonnage of vessels rose by 6.3% to 223.0 million tonnes. See Table 1.
  • Goods received accounted for 61.2% of the total tonnage of goods handled in 2014, while goods forwarded accounted for 38.8%.  The corresponding percentages for 2014 were 67.2% and 32.8% respectively. See Tables 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12.
  • Of the total weight of goods handled, dry bulk accounted for 31.8%, roll-on/roll-off 27.6%, liquid bulk 23.9%, lift-on/lift-off 14.0% and break bulk 2.7%. See Table 5.
  • The routes between Dublin and three UK ports – Holyhead, Liverpool and Milford Haven were the busiest routes for inward movement of goods in 2014.  The Dublin-Liverpool and Dublin-Holyhead routes were also the busiest routes in terms of goods forwarded. See Tables 13A and 13B.
Table 1: Number of arrivals and gross tonnage of vessels, 2009 - 2014
                  
Port2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
NumberGross NumberGross NumberGross NumberGross NumberGross NumberGross
tonnage tonnage tonnage tonnage tonnage tonnage
 '000  '000  '000  '000  '000  '000
                  
Arklow Port-- -- -- -- 913 --
Bantry Bay32803 481,015 301,122 372,264 11650 8455
Castletownbere712 1321 1726 1727 1525 1329
Cork11,32215,302 1,44818,445 1,27416,728 1,25215,540 1,28016,766 1,18416,942
Drogheda233601 209510 184447 274717 314808 376966
Dublin7,247140,105 7,434148,652 6,767137,448 6,624140,394 6,651142,372 7,040156,718
Dundalk107196 64124 5199 3167 3471 3272
Dun Laoghaire3176,225 3893,618 1823,465 1723,378 2084,085 1573,083
Galway208669 187630 158549 142461 144459 161504
Greenore106451 126519 86408 103343 93423 116526
Killybegs2126685 104366 90326 58379 64421 72555
Kilrush-- -- -- 12 12 --
Kinsale51111 53120 3789 4194 48 --
New Ross193470 174349 131159 102118 122302 114281
Rosslare1,99046,469 1,77846,560 1,79151,260 1,71251,104 1,68333,116 1,69233,492
Shannon Foynes Port5895,560 6946,949 6809,130 7348,018 7067,922 6626,904
Sligo2551 2350 2042 1430 1632 1222
Tralee Fenit13110 981 15148 19169 17162 19187
Waterford5733,224 4552,108 4262,174 3701,728 4251,947 4202,090
Wicklow58121 53117 56133 4298 70174 56129
Youghal2618 5041 6441 6552 7362 7058
                  
Total13,223221,183 13,311230,276 12,059223,795 11,810224,983 11,940209,821 12,204223,014
                  
1 Includes offshore support vessels from 2008-2009
2 Includes offshore support vessels from 2008-2011
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Table 2: Number of arrivals and gross tonnage of vessels classified by quarter, 2014
              
PortQuarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total
NumberGross NumberGross NumberGross NumberGross NumberGross
tonnagetonnagetonnagetonnagetonnage
 '000  '000  '000  '000  '000
Arklow Port----------
Bantry Bay387--324421248455
Castletownbere363637491329
Cork2913,3053115,1882904,9742923,4751,18416,942
Drogheda882251042639022894251376966
Dublin1,64836,4991,81539,9671,84841,4811,72938,7707,040156,718
Dundalk51191982010213272
Dun Laoghaire359831,630711,394--1573,083
Galway41131371163911744140161504
Greenore31133311632810726123116526
Killybegs94627187353181572555
Kilrush----------
Kinsale----------
New Ross3281317119483281114281
Rosslare3496,7724468,8954619,2034368,6221,69233,492
Shannon Foynes Port1761,9911621,9721501,7261741,2166626,904
Sligo472424471222
Tralee Fenit54834554964519187
Waterford11348511861390541994514202,090
Wicklow153718411226112556129
Youghal15142117191615127058
 
Total2,83149,9363,22159,1973,17360,5042,97953,37712,204223,014
               
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Table 3: Number of arrivals and gross tonnage of vessels classified by type of vessel, 2014
                     
PortVessel type Total
Liquid bulk Dry bulk Container Specialised General Passenger 
NumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGross
tonnagetonnagetonnagetonnagetonnagetonnagetonnage
 '000  '000  '000  '000  '000  '000  '000
 
Arklow Port-- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bantry Bay8455----------8455
Castletownbere--1329--------1329
Cork3334,399361,0133063,126552,4793681,196864,7291,18416,942
Drogheda246177160----275746--376966
Dublin4073,405701,0987975,632351,3065,654142,389772,8877,040156,718
Dundalk-- -- -- -- 3272 -- 3272
Dun Laoghaire-- -- -- -- 1573,083 -- 1573,083
Galway10836753136--------161504
Greenore--59366----57160--116526
Killybegs------728552771025072555
Kilrush--------------
Kinsale--------------
New Ross--114281--------114281
Rosslare------151971,67733,295--1,69233,492
Shannon Foynes Port1049201543,972--3264001,9701156626,904
Sligo--916----36--1222
Tralee Fenit--------19187--19187
Waterford111--1028016433021,03392014202,090
Wicklow--------56129--56129
Youghal--------7058--7058
                     
Total9859,6195857,0711,2059,5601214,0809,125184,6021838,08212,204223,014
                     
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Table 4: Number of arrivals and gross tonnage of vessels classified by vessel size class, 2014
                     
PortVessel size class (tonnes) Total
100-4,999 5,000-7,999 8,000-19,999 20,000-39,999 40,000-79,999 >=80,000 
NumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGrossNumberGross
tonnagetonnagetonnagetonnagetonnagetonnagetonnage
 '000  '000  '000  '000  '000  '000  '000
 
Arklow Port00 -- -- -- -- -- 00
Bantry Bay-- -- -- 387 142 4325 8455
Castletownbere1329 -- -- -- -- -- 1329
Cork5691,651 1631,147 1701,707 1343,613 1256,445 232,380 1,18416,942
Drogheda375961 15 -- -- -- -- 376966
Dublin7032,374 1,0567,013 1,98531,022 1,83346,528 1,45268,745 111,035 7,040156,718
Dundalk3272 -- -- -- -- -- 3272
Dun Laoghaire-- -- 1573,083 -- -- -- 1573,083
Galway161504 -- -- -- -- -- 161504
Greenore93239 1172 8125 490 -- -- 116526
Killybegs42141 957 16169 4142 147 -- 72555
Kilrush00 -- -- -- -- -- 00
Kinsale-- -- -- -- -- -- --
New Ross114281 -- -- -- -- -- 114281
Rosslare-- -- 7137,845 97925,647 -- -- 1,69233,492
Shannon Foynes Port328980 92577 1471,615 491,496 401,699 6537 6626,904
Sligo1222 -- -- -- -- -- 1222
Tralee Fenit312 319 13157 -- -- -- 19187
Waterford277794 127960 12147 258 142 190 4202,090
Wicklow56129 -- -- -- -- -- 56129
Youghal7058 -- -- -- -- -- 7058
                     
Total2,8488,248 1,4629,850 3,22145,868 3,00877,661 1,62077,019 454,367 12,204223,014
                     
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Table 5: Tonnage of goods handled classified by category of traffic, 2006 - 2014
         ‘000
Category of traffic200620072008200920102011201220132014
          
Goods received
   Liquid bulk11,69211,51710,9379,9069,5519,2129,7949,0438,575
   Dry bulk 12,46512,36711,9908,78910,36410,35411,24612,0129,337
   Lift-on/lift-off traffic5,3795,7164,9123,7673,6563,3183,4913,3053,603
   Roll-on/roll-off traffic7,0797,3697,0156,0526,7286,5276,2346,5227,011
   Break bulk and all other goods1,9401,9381,196484413427427521550
   Total 38,55538,90736,04928,99830,71229,83831,19131,40329,076
          
Goods forwarded         
   Liquid bulk2,6092,8312,3792,1952,4682,5923,6232,4992,770
   Dry bulk 3,7503,4553,9152,3963,0713,5783,7963,9365,783
   Lift-on/lift-off traffic3,0933,1603,0332,8922,8002,9933,2252,9003,042
   Roll-on/roll-off traffic4,8365,1785,0654,8765,5295,5405,3715,6236,094
   Break bulk and all other goods475609640480491538443361711
   Total 14,76315,23215,03112,83914,35915,24016,45815,31918,400
         
Total goods handled         
   Liquid bulk14,30114,34813,31512,10012,01911,80413,41711,54111,345
   Dry bulk 16,21515,82215,90511,18513,43513,93215,04215,94815,120
   Lift-on/lift-off traffic8,4728,8767,9456,6596,4576,3116,7166,2046,646
   Roll-on/roll-off traffic11,91512,54712,08010,92812,25612,06611,60512,14513,104
   Break bulk and all other goods2,4152,5481,8369649049658708831,261
   Total 53,31854,13951,08141,83645,07145,07847,64946,72247,476
          
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Table 6A: Tonnage of goods received classified by category of traffic and quarter, 2014
     ‘000
Category of trafficQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Total
 
Liquid bulk     
Liquefied gas140121226190
Crude oil7977227779903,285
Oil products1,1329241,2571,2414,554
Other liquid bulk goods115576131184545
Total2,2231,7342,1782,4398,575
      
Dry bulk     
Ores78811,1138402,742
Coal419312948881,631
Agricultural products1,1928005747293,295
Other dry bulk goods15243423025021,669
Total2,9231,1742,2832,9589,337
      
Lift-on/lift-off traffic     
20 ft containers176184188172720
40 ft containers5756096426442,470
Other containers97103111101413
Total8478969429173,603
      
Roll-on/roll-off traffic     
Road goods vehicles6457097257412,820
Trade vehicles39332143137
Unaccompanied trailers9551,0191,0471,0334,054
Total1,6401,7621,7931,8177,011
      
Break Bulk and other goods     
Forestry products40464842176
Iron and steel products58464439186
Other general cargo146484252187
Total143140134133550
      
Total7,7765,7057,3298,26529,076
      
1 A small amount of data which cannot be coded to individual traffic categories has been included under 'Other' goods.
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Table 6B: Tonnage of goods forwarded classified by category of traffic and quarter, 2014
     ‘000
Category of trafficQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Total
 
Liquid bulk     
Liquefied gas9130569214
Crude oil4238192256527
Oil products5005543295481,931
Other liquid bulk goods1-980098
Total5518205268732,770
      
Dry bulk     
Ores1681,2811921561,797
Coal-490--490
Agricultural products1014026158
Other dry bulk goods17541,0038157683,339
Total9322,9141,0089295,783
      
Lift-on/lift-off traffic     
20 ft containers79898987344
40 ft containers5835875665772,313
Other containers101929794385
Total7637697537583,042
      
Roll-on/roll-off traffic     
Road goods vehicles6557247277242,831
Trade vehicles11113
Unaccompanied trailers7738448278163,260
Total1,4291,5681,5551,5416,094
      
Break bulk and other goods     
Forestry products1925241785
Iron and steel products37544555192
Other general cargo11248596129434
Total180164166202711
      
Total3,8546,2354,0084,30318,400
      
1 A small amount of data which cannot be coded to individual traffic categories has been included under 'Other' goods.
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Table 6C: Total tonnage of goods handled classified by category of traffic and quarter, 2014
     ‘000
Category of trafficQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Total
 
Liquid bulk     
Liquefied gas1491421894404
Crude oil8387599691,2453,812
Oil products1,6321,4781,5861,7896,485
Other liquid bulk goods1155174131184644
Total2,7752,5542,7043,31211,345
      
Dry bulk     
Ores9561,2821,3059954,538
Coal4195202948882,121
Agricultural products1,2019415767353,452
Other dry bulk goods11,2781,3451,1171,2695,009
Total3,8544,0883,2913,88815,120
      
Lift-on/Lift-off traffic     
20 ft containers2542742772591,065
40 ft containers1,1581,1951,2091,2214,783
Other containers198196209195798
Total1,6111,6651,6951,6756,646
      
Roll-on/roll-off traffic     
Road goods vehicles1,3001,4341,4521,4655,651
Trade vehicles40342144140
Unaccompanied trailers1,7281,8631,8741,8497,314
Total3,0683,3303,3483,35813,104
      
Break bulk and other goods     
Forestry products58717260261
Iron and steel products951008994378
Other general cargo1170132139181621
Total3233043003351,261
      
Total11,63111,94011,33712,56847,476
      
1 A small amount of data which cannot be coded to individual traffic categories has been included under 'Other' goods.
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Table 7A: Tonnage of goods received classified by category of traffic and region of trade, 2014
      ‘000
Category of trafficRegion of tradeTotal
Great Britain &Other EUNon-EU1Other ports2Coastal trade
Northern
Ireland
 
Liquid bulk      
Liquefied gas14149--0190
Crude oil2723221,0381,3343193,285
Oil products2,817720232147704,554
Other liquid bulk goods3701714325111545
Total3,3001,2621,3141,5991,1008,575
       
Dry bulk      
Ores89262-2,391-2,742
Coal5531146949-1,631
Agricultural products1921,4452831,329463,295
Other dry bulk goods31131,120198198411,669
Total3993,3586284,866869,337
       
Lift-on/lift-off traffic      
20 ft containers54647379720
40 ft containers2072,15988972,470
Other containers2328--83413
Total2633,1341196993,603
       
Roll-on/roll-off traffic      
Road goods vehicles2,503118-199-2,820
Trade vehicles3399500137
Unaccompanied trailers3,141817-96-4,054
Total5,6771,034529507,011
       
Break bulk and other goods      
Forestry products55961843176
Iron and steel products1114926-1186
Other general cargo351284367187
Total7037287911550
       
Total9,7099,1602,0446,8661,29629,076
       
1 Trade with ports in European countries that are not members of the E.U.
2 Trade with ports in Non-European countries
3 A small amount of data which cannot be coded to individual traffic categories has been included under 'Other' goods.
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Table 7B: Tonnage of goods forwarded classified by category of traffic and region of trade, 2014
      ‘000
Category of trafficRegion of tradeTotal
Great Britain &Other EUNon-EU1Other ports2Coastal trade
Northern
Ireland
 
Liquid bulk
Liquefied gas4848-1171214
Crude oil-159--368527
Oil products68843-4297701,931
Other liquid bulk goods33352133698
Total739285215801,1452,770
       
Dry bulk      
Ores101,0345669351,797
Coal-14-476-490
Agricultural products1155290-158
Other dry bulk goods31,1631,5231922272353,339
Total1,1832,6252501,4852405,783
       
Lift-on/lift-off traffic      
20 ft containers4926501119344
40 ft containers4701,6781301342,313
Other containers0340-045385
Total5192,2821411983,042
       
Roll-on/roll-off traffic      
Road goods vehicles2,505156-170-2,831
Trade vehicles00-2-3
Unaccompanied trailers2,633538-88-3,260
Total5,138695-260-6,094
 
Break bulk and other goods      
Forestry products1442273-85
Iron and steel products6590-2413192
Other general cargo343315212431434
Total122447475144711
       
Total7,7016,3343192,4181,62818,400
       
1 Trade with ports in European countries that are not members of the E.U.
2 Trade with ports in Non-European countries
3 A small amount of data which cannot be coded to individual traffic categories has been included under 'Other' goods.
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Table 7C: Total tonnage of goods handled classified by category of traffic and region of trade, 2014
      ‘000
Category of trafficRegion of tradeTotal
Great Britain &Other EUNon-EU1Other ports2Coastal trade
Northern
Ireland
 
Liquid bulk
Liquefied gas18997-1171404
Crude oil2724811,0381,3346873,812
Oil products3,5067632324441,5416,485
Other liquid bulk goods3732066428417644
Total4,0391,5471,3342,1792,24611,345
       
Dry bulk      
Ores991,295563,08454,538
Coal55451461,424-2,121
Agricultural products2031,5012851,418463,452
Other dry bulk goods31,2762,6433904252755,009
Total1,5825,9838776,35132615,120
       
Lift-on/lift-off traffic      
20 ft containers103912318281,065
40 ft containers6763,83791191414,783
Other containers3668-0128798
Total7825,417131372976,646
       
Roll-on/roll-off traffic      
Road goods vehicles5,008274-369-5,651
Trade vehicles3399530140
Unaccompanied trailers5,7741,355-184-7,314
Total10,8151,7295555013,104
       
Break bulk and other goods      
Forestry products691384573261
Iron and steel products76238262414378
Other general cargo347442633038621
Total19281913461551,261
       
Total17,41115,4952,3639,2832,92447,476
       
1 Trade with ports in European countries that are not members of the E.U.
2 Trade with ports in Non-European countries
3 A small amount of data which cannot be coded to individual traffic categories has been included under 'Other' goods.
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Table 8: Details of roll-on/roll-off traffic handled by port, 2014
           
PortPassenger cars,PassengerTrade vehicles1Freight vehicles/trailers2
motorcycles and
  accompanying buses
trailers/caravans
Number Number NumberTonnes '000 LoadedEmpty
   NumberTonnes '000Number
Received
Cork11,660 37 33,04141 328379
Dublin235,967 4,623 81,33679 417,3006,04818,358
Dun Laoghaire18,253 315 -- 4455113
Rosslare131,731 1,778 13,69816 55,3908191,518
Total397,611 6,753 128,075137 473,4636,87420,068
          
Forwarded      
Cork11,407 42 2390 5491126
Dublin216,764 4,994 3,2092 402,3074,93383,096
Dun Laoghaire19,234 333 -- 4075121
Rosslare129,422 1,824 2560 65,6501,142858
Total376,827 7,193 3,7043 468,9136,09084,101
           
Total      
Cork23,067 79 33,28042 87714105
Dublin452,731 9,617 84,54581 819,60710,981101,454
Dun Laoghaire37,487 648 -- 85210234
Rosslare261,153 3,602 13,95417 121,0401,9612,376
Total774,438 13,946 131,779140 942,37612,965104,169
           
1 Vehicles imported or exported
2 Includes data on (a) road goods vehicles and accompanying trailers (b)( unaccompanied road goods trailers and semi trailers and
  (c) unaccompanied caravans and other road, agricultural and industrial trailers
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Table 9: Details of lift-on/lift-off traffic handled by port, 2014
          
PortLoaded units Empty unitsTotal units
NumberTEU's1Tonnes '000 NumberTEU's1 NumberTEU's1
Received         
Cork45,12077,386971 9,78718,866 54,90796,252
Dublin152,184266,3612,510 10,41420,006 162,598286,366
Waterford5,67111,285122 2,8246,259 8,49517,544
Total202,975355,0323,603 23,02545,130 226,000400,162
         
Forwarded         
Cork41,89177,675941 12,46317,302 54,35494,976
Dublin96,190177,7811,956 64,687105,072 160,877282,853
Waterford7,39116,158145 1,6522,472 9,04318,629
Total145,472271,6133,042 78,802124,846 224,274396,458
         
Total         
Cork87,011155,0611,912 22,25036,168 109,261191,229
Dublin248,374444,1414,466 75,101125,078 323,475569,219
Waterford13,06227,443267 4,4768,730 17,53836,173
Total348,447626,6446,646 101,827169,976 450,274796,620
          
1 TEU Twenty-foot equivalent unit = 1360 cubic feet
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Table 10A: Tonnage of goods received and forwarded classified by port and quarter, 2014
     ‘000
PortQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Total
 
Goods received     
Arklow Port-----
Bantry Bay118-312189619
Castletownbere89101138
Cork1,5211,3581,1081,4235,410
Drogheda987689128390
Dublin3,2303,3493,3693,49213,440
Dundalk1218201970
Dun Laoghaire032-5
Galway10810195117421
Greenore12913174122456
Killybegs-05-5
Kilrush-----
Kinsale-----
New Ross94835896331
Rosslare188218213216835
Shannon Foynes Port1,899-1,7182,1595,776
Sligo833317
Tralee Fenit-----
Waterford3313182262621,136
Wicklow12113834
Youghal2127261993
Total7,7765,7057,3298,26529,076
      
Goods forwarded     
Arklow Port-----
Bantry Bay62117192321692
Castletownbere---00
Cork8428297079263,304
Drogheda171268204187830
Dublin1,9001,9871,8641,8887,639
Dundalk24--6
Dun Laoghaire041-5
Galway36323539142
Greenore0932849
Killybegs2688547
Kilrush-----
Kinsale-----
New Ross-----
Rosslare2452982973021,142
Shannon Foynes Port4952,5815895494,213
Sligo---22
Tralee Fenit878830
Waterford52685661237
Wicklow162116760
Youghal-----
Total3,8546,2354,0084,30318,400
      
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Table 10B: Total tonnage of goods handled classified by port and quarter, 2014
     ‘000
PortQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Total
      
Total goods handled     
Arklow Port-----
Bantry Bay1801175045091,311
Castletownbere89101138
Cork2,3632,1861,8152,3498,714
Drogheda2693442923161,220
Dublin5,1305,3365,2335,38021,078
Dundalk1422201975
Dun Laoghaire072-10
Galway144133130156563
Greenore129141106130505
Killybegs26913552
Kilrush-----
Kinsale-----
New Ross94835896331
Rosslare4335165105181,977
Shannon Foynes Port2,3942,5812,3062,7089,989
Sligo833619
Tralee Fenit878830
Waterford3833862823231,373
Wicklow2833191494
Youghal2127261993
 
Total11,63111,94011,33712,56847,476
      
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Table 11A: Tonnage of goods received and forwarded classified by port and region of trade, 2014
      ‘000
PortRegion of tradeTotal
Great Britain &Other EUNon-EU1Other ports2Coastal trade
Northern Ireland
 
Goods received 
Arklow Port------
Bantry Bay79348-192-619
Castletownbere--38--38
Cork4521,5391,2361,8283545,410
Drogheda3831172113390
Dublin7,8723,9152521,00439813,440
Dundalk2023--2770
Dun Laoghaire5----5
Galway438--379421
Greenore324844161-456
Killybegs04--15
Kilrush------
Kinsale------
New Ross192425676331
Rosslare647188---835
Shannon Foynes Port4251,4782663,588195,776
Sligo17----17
Tralee Fenit------
Waterford111739121641001,136
Wicklow10205--34
Youghal66820--93
Total9,7099,1602,0446,8661,29629,076
       
Goods forwarded      
Arklow Port------
Bantry Bay32155-117388692
Castletownbere--0--0
Cork7301,355344367503,304
Drogheda234588-8-830
Dublin4,8132,214473751907,639
Dundalk-6---6
Dun Laoghaire5----5
Galway28114---142
Greenore049---49
Killybegs1131714247
Kilrush------
Kinsale------
New Ross------
Rosslare930212---1,142
Shannon Foynes Port8791,4392151,4382434,213
Sligo-2---2
Tralee Fenit-6-24-30
Waterford191526655237
Wicklow3030---60
Youghal------
Total7,7016,3343192,4181,62818,400
       
1 Trade with ports in European countries that are not members of the E.U.
2 Trade with ports in Non-European countries
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Table 11B: Total tonnage of goods handled classified by port and region of trade, 2014
      ‘000
PortRegion of tradeTotal
Great Britain &Other EUNon-EU1Other ports2Coastal trade
Northern Ireland
 
Total goods handled 
Arklow Port------
Bantry Bay110503-3093881,311
Castletownbere--38--38
Cork1,1832,8941,2702,2641,1048,714
Drogheda272899729131,220
Dublin12,6846,1282991,37958821,078
Dundalk2029--2775
Dun Laoghaire10----10
Galway33152--379563
Greenore329744161-505
Killybegs2161714352
Kilrush------
Kinsale------
New Ross192425676331
Rosslare1,578400---1,977
Shannon Foynes Port1,3042,9164805,0272619,989
Sligo172---19
Tralee Fenit-6-24-30
Waterford130891127701551,373
Wicklow40505--94
Youghal66820--93
 
Total17,41115,4952,3639,2832,92447,476
       
1 Trade with ports in European countries that are not members of the E.U.
2 Trade with ports in Non-European countries
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Table 12A: Tonnage of goods received and forwarded classified by port and category of traffic, 2014
      ‘000
PortCategory of trafficTotal
Liquid bulkDry bulkLift-on/lift-offRoll-on/roll-offBreak bulk &
other goods
 
Goods received
Arklow Port------
Bantry Bay619----619
Castletownbere----3838
Cork3,1081,23297144545,410
Drogheda28257--105390
Dublin3,6281,1432,5106,1273213,440
Dundalk-67--370
Dun Laoghaire---5-5
Galway405---15421
Greenore-337--118456
Killybegs----55
Kilrush------
Kinsale------
New Ross12318--2331
Rosslare---835-835
Shannon Foynes Port7635,004--95,776
Sligo-6--1117
Tralee Fenit------
Waterford12973122-291,136
Wicklow----3434
Youghal----9393
Total8,5759,3373,6037,01155029,076
       
Goods forwarded      
Arklow Port------
Bantry Bay692----692
Castletownbere----00
Cork1,833384941111353,304
Drogheda-630--200830
Dublin67361,9564,93557,639
Dundalk-6---6
Dun Laoghaire---5-5
Galway-93--49142
Greenore----4949
Killybegs----4747
Kilrush------
Kinsale------
New Ross------
Rosslare---1,142-1,142
Shannon Foynes Port2383,858--1174,213
Sligo----22
Tralee Fenit----3030
Waterford-23145-69237
Wicklow-53--760
Youghal------
Total2,7705,7833,0426,09471118,400
       
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Table 12B: Total tonnage of goods handled classified by port and category of traffic, 2014
      ‘000
PortCategory of trafficTotal
Liquid bulkDry bulkLift-on/lift-offRoll-on/roll-offBreak bulk &
other goods
 
Total goods handled      
Arklow Port------
Bantry Bay1,311----1,311
Castletownbere----3838
Cork4,9411,6161,912551898,714
Drogheda28887--3051,220
Dublin3,6351,8794,46611,0623721,078
Dundalk-73--375
Dun Laoghaire---10-10
Galway40593--65563
Greenore-337--168505
Killybegs----5252
Kilrush------
Kinsale------
New Ross12318--2331
Rosslare---1,977-1,977
Shannon Foynes Port1,0018,862--1269,989
Sligo-6--1319
Tralee Fenit----3030
Waterford12997267-981,373
Wicklow-53--4194
Youghal----9393
 
Total11,34515,1206,64613,1041,26147,476
       
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Table 13A: Tonnage of goods received classified by port and detailed region of trade for key ports, 2014
         ‘000
Detailed region of tradePortTotal
BantryCorkDroghedaDublinGalwayRosslareShannonWaterford
 BayFoynes
 
Great Britain & Northern Ireland         
Fishguard-----646--646
Heysham---274----274
Holyhead---2,472----2,472
Liverpool-5412,399--1522,470
Milford Haven (inc. Pembroke)-46222,281-2262122,624
Teeside-180-42--711239
Other ports79172164054-14286904
Total79452387,87246474251119,629
          
Other EU         
Belgium - Antwerp-296183827-3332770
Belgium - Zeebrugge-12428--4-435
France - Cherbourg---24-185--209
Netherlands - Rotterdam39750152,1234-73433,047
Spain - Bilbao---190--134208
Spain - Las Palmas------720-720
Spain - Sa. Cruz de Tenerife254-----58-312
Sweden - Brofjorden-11-74--142-227
Other ports554822766932634346592,628
Total3481,5393113,915381881,4787398,556
          
Non-EU         
Norway-1,0230121--49171,210
Russia-142395--201101543
Other countries-70435--163129
Total-1,2367252--2661211,882
          
Other ports         
Algeria-320----3-323
Argentina-258-285--11-553
Brazil------707-707
Columbia------633-633
Guinea------1,626-1,626
Libya-682------682
U.S.A.-2024283--29413796
Other countries19236617437--314511,377
Total1921,828211,004--3,588646,698
          
Coastal trade         
Bantry Bay-339------339
Cork--6382379-193789
Other ports-15716---97134
   Total-35413398379-191001,262
          
Total6195,41039013,4404218355,7761,13628,026
          
1 The activity of all other ports not listed above amounts to a total of 1,050,000 tonnes
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Table 13B: Tonnage of goods forwarded classified by port and detailed region of trade for key ports, 2014
         ‘000
Detailed region of tradePortTotal
BantryCorkDroghedaDublinGalwayRosslareShannonWaterford
 BayFoynes
 
Great Britain & Northern Ireland         
Belfast-39-92--172-304
Felixstowe-0-208----208
Fishguard-----926--926
Heysham---233----233
Holyhead---2,020----2,020
Immingham-461----7-468
Liverpool-2-2,089--84-2,175
Other ports32229234171284616191,333
Total327302344,81328930879197,665
          
Other EU         
Belgium - Antwerp-26653180--872589
Belgium - Ghent--2874--233317
Finland - Kokkola-26-185----210
France - Cherbourg---38-209--246
France - Dunkerque------159-159
France - le Harve-106-37----143
Netherlands - Amsterdam3340-4--58-136
Netherlands - Rotterdam121662471,256--1041022,294
Other ports-25420151011431,007462,134
Total1551,3555882,2141142121,4391526,228
          
Non-EU         
Iceland------1113114
Norway-33-46--68-147
Other countries-1-1--36340
Total-34-47--2156302
          
Other ports         
Morocco-0----135-135
U.S.A.78429----77-584
Other countries3968375--1,22661,660
Total1174368375--1,43862,380
          
Coastal trade         
Cork388--147--7652664
Dublin-366----68-434
Galway-382----3-386
Other ports-1-43--963143
   Total388750-190--243551,626
          
Total6923,3048307,6391421,1424,21323718,200
          
1 The activity of all other ports not listed above amounts to a total of 200,000 tonnes
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Table 14: Number of cruise ships and passengers by port, 2014
  
PortsNumber of cruise shipsNumber of passengers
   
Bantry63,882
Castletownbere00
Cork5283,201
Dublin8697,316
Galway62,860
Killybegs104,976
Shannon Foynes1387
Waterford1610,197
   
Total177202,819
   
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Table 15: Number of cruise ships by month of arrival and passengers, 2014
  
 Number of cruise shipsNumber of passengers
   
January00
February00
March00
April89,018
May3536,944
June2635,592
July2735,843
August4956,699
September2320,823
October44,215
November00
December53,685
   
Total177202,819
   
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Background Notes

Coverage

This release contains the results of an annual analysis of activity at Irish ports in 2014. The data is compiled from returns made by Scheduled Harbour Authorities, State Companies and a number of other harbours as outlined below:

 

Scheduled harbour authorities

Arklow harbour commissioners

Bantry Bay harbour commissioners

Kilrush town council

Kinsale harbour commissioners

Sligo harbour commissioners

Tralee and Fenit pier and harbour commissioners

Youghal town council

 

State Companies

Drogheda port company

Dublin port company

Dundalk port company

Dun Laoghaire harbour company

Galway harbour company

New Ross port company

Port of Cork company

Port of Waterford company

Shannon Foynes port company

Wicklow port company

 

Other harbours

Castletownbere fishery harbour centre

Greenore port

Killybegs fishery harbour centre

Rosslare Europort

 

As the figures (detailed in tables 1-15) have been rounded independently there may be slight discrepancies between the sum of the constituent items and the totals shown.  A ‘0’ indicates a value that has been rounded to zero, whereas a ‘-’ indicates no activity.

 

Definitions

Tonnage of Goods:

This includes the weight of immediate packaging material but excludes, in the case of containerised traffic, the weight of containers.  The tonnage of goods for roll-on/roll-off traffic may be based on estimated coefficients for certain vehicle categories. The export of live cattle on the hoof is excluded from the tonnage of goods in this release.

 

Region of Trade:

Coastal - Trade between Irish ports excluding Northern Ireland.

Great Britain & Northern Ireland - Includes Isle of Man and other British crown dependencies.

Other EU - Trade with ports in European countries that are members of the E.U. excluding Ireland and Great Britain.  Outermost regions of Member States (e.g. the Canary Islands) are included.

Non EU - Trade with ports in European countries that are not members of the E.U.

Other Ports - Trade with ports in Non European countries.

 

Gross Tonnage of Vessels:

The measure of the overall size of a ship determined in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969.

 

Vessel types:

Only the activity of trading vessels, car ferries and other passenger vessels is covered in the series. Only vessels of at least 100 gross tonnes are included.  The following vessels are excluded:

 

–  Fish-catching vessels

–  Fish-processing vessels

–  Vessels for drilling and exploration (exception: Killybegs)

–  Tugs

–  Pusher craft

–  Research and survey vessels

–  Dredgers

–  Naval vessels

–  Vessels used solely for non-commercial purposes

–  Vessels entering the ports for shelter

 

Vessel types are classified according to the International Classification of Ship Types (ICST-COM).  Cruise liners are included where passengers embark or disembark in port.

 

The ship categories included under each vessel type are outlined below:

 

Liquid bulk vessels:

Oil tanker

Chemical tanker

Liquid gas tanker

Tanker barge

Other tanker

 

Dry bulk vessels:

Bulk/oil carrier

Bulk carrer

 

Container vessels:

Full container

 

Specialised vessels:

Barge carrier

Chemical carrier

Irradiated fuel carrier

Livestock carrier

Vehicle carrier

Other specialised carrier

 

General cargo vessels:

Reefer

Ro-ro passenger

Ro-ro container

Other ro-ro container

Combination carrier general cargo/passenger

Combination carrier general cargo/container

Single decker

Multi-decker

 

Passenger vessels:

Cruise liners

Other passenger only vessels

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